Another Side of Egypt: Faith After the Pharaohs at the British Museum
The British Museum’s latest exhibit, Faith After the Pharaohs, presents an intimate look at how religion, policy and daily practice intermingled and survived in post-pharaonic Egypt.
The use of the kidneys in secular and ritual practices according to ancient Greek and Byzantine texts
The use of the kidneys in secular and ritual practices according to ancient Greek and Byzantine texts Athanasios Diamandopoulos, Andreas Skarpelos, and Georgios…
The Search for a Greater Truth: Religion and Philosophy in Roman Egypt
I argue in my thesis that the most vivid example of Egypt’s sway can be seen in the areas of religion and philosophy. These areas of influence manifest in three ways Hellenistic/Egyptian Paganism, Christianity/Judaism, and Philosophy.
Science of the Scrolls
How far-reaching technologies help researchers unshroud the mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Shadow on the steps : time measurement in ancient Israel
We find that the ancient Israelites had more than one calendar, more than one method of measuring intervals of time between events, and several different chronologies of its history.
From rejection to incorporation: The Roman bathing culture in Palestine
The importance of bathing as a daily ritual and focus point of the social life in the Roman world is well known and is attested by the large number and luxurious character of both the public and private Roman baths.
A Split Jewish Diaspora: Its Dramatic Consequences
This article proposes that a language divide and two systems of communication have brought to a serious gap between the western Jewish Diaspora and the eastern one.
A socio-historical analysis of Jewish banditry in first century Palestine 6 to 70 CE
These protests were mainly instigated by and initially led by Jewish peasants who experienced the worst aspects of becoming a part of the larger Roman world.
A Biblical Perspective of the Ancient Egyptian Religions
In this video, Dr. Andrew Robinson and Instructor Ryan McDaniel take a look at Egyptian religions from a Biblical Perspective.
'Like Green Herb': Julian's Understanding of Purity and His Attitude Towards Judaism in His Contra Galiaeos
My paper will analyse the role played by Judaism and its purity legislation in the charges levelled against Christians in Julian